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Almost All HIV ARS Symptoms!

Dear all, thank you for reading my post. Here is my case, at 23/4/14, I had protected sex with a Vietnamese CSW after I'm bit drunk. Due to intoxication, I hardly orgasm, she oral me with condom and without changing the condom we had sex, and after 15mins, we changed a new condom and continue until orgasm. During orgasm, I pull off the condom and ejaculated somewhere else but I not sure whether I'm using the same hand to remove and stroke my penis end up ejaculate.

At 18/5/14(25 days post exposure), my body started to have maculopapular rash on both of my arms, chest, both sides of waist, few on thighs, and monilial infection on my penis. I started to get worry and get tested for HIV antibody(ELISA) two days later (27post exposure) and came back NEGATIVE. 3 days later (30days exposure), I started to have low grade fever, diarrhea, no appetite and I realised new rashes on my neck, face, forehead. Therefore I went for STD test for almost all types and all came back NEGATIVE. Due to continuous low grade fever, I started to get more worry and went for HIV test again at 26/5/14 (33days post exposure) and came back NEGATIVE. Then I realize I got white coating on my tongue and mild sore throat and swollen lymph node on neck.

At 30/5/14 (13 days suspected "ARS"), my rashes started to recover and dried up, my fever is gone, white coating tongue also became shallow, no more diarrhea, they all went away suddenly and exactly like what had mentioned earlier. My question are:

1) These symptoms can't explained by doctor, are them ARS?
2) The HIV antibody test done during suspected "ARS" period at 3rd and 9th day provided reliable test result?
3) I can't convinced myself that these are not HIV ARS symptoms, how likely my test result will be 3 days later which is 6th week post exposure?

Thank you for the time and answer. I hope to know more regarding my unexplained situation.
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I had done some test and I wish someone can help me diagnose my report. Thank you.

HIV Ag/Ab (12 weeks) = 0.10 (<1.0)
HCV-Ab (12 weeks) = 0.07 (<1.0)
HBsAg (12 weeks) = 0.06 (<1.0)
HBsAb (12 weeks) = 33.14 (<1.0)
HBeAg (12 weeks) = 0.02 (1.0)
HBcAb (12 weeks) = 2.87 (>1.0)

I would like to know is my HIV test conclusive, and if HBV affect the window period of HIV. Is HCV test conclusive at 12 weeks?

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*UPDATE* 8 weeks post exposure
HIV 1 and 2 Ag/Ab Test : NON-REACTIVE
TPPA : NEGATIVE
RPR : NON REACTIVE
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480448 tn?1426948538
Your information is not correct.  I wouldn't recommend any more "schooling" online.
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Move along with your incorrect information.

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I realized one important thing, B cells lymphocytes (CD19) is a good indicator for HIV status, when B cells increase significantly during ARS symptoms, it means you are at the border of HIV infection, the next thing you should do is get tested. Because B cells lymphocytes never dysfunction without HIV virus.
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